Quarry and Coton Hill
Ward in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.715, -2.756 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 48 13 |
| Dialling code: | 01743 (Shrewsbury) |
The Quarry and Coton Hill sit just north of central Shrewsbury, straddling a bend of the River Severn and offering a mix of riverside parkland and older urban neighbourhoods. The Quarry itself is a well‑loved Victorian park with floral displays, a bandstand and riverside walks that host seasonal events and historically significant gatherings, while the area’s topography gives pleasant views across the Severn and into the town centre.
Coton Hill has a more working‑class, industrial heritage, characterised by tight Victorian terraces, former canal and railway links and pockets of light industry, and today combines long‑standing local communities with pockets of regeneration and commuter housing. Its proximity to Shrewsbury’s shops and transport routes means residents benefit from easy access to the town’s cultural amenities while retaining a distinctive neighbourhood feel rooted in the town’s 19th‑century development.
Postcode districts covering Quarry and Coton Hill
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 11.8 miles
- Shrewsbury 0.2 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 24 miles
- Wellington 10.1 miles
- Oswestry 15.7 miles
- Oswestry Rural 15.4 miles
- Ryton 17.8 miles
- Newport 16.4 miles
- Bridgnorth 18.8 miles
- Market Drayton 17.2 miles
- Codsall 24.4 miles
- Ludlow 23.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shrewsbury Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Castlefields and Ditherington Ward 0.7 miles
- Porthill Ward 0.7 miles
- Belle Vue Ward 1.1 miles
- Underdale Ward 1.1 miles
- Copthorne Ward 1.2 miles
- Abbey Ward 1.2 miles
- Bagley Ward 1.3 miles
- Monkmoor Ward 1.4 miles
- Radbrook Ward 1.6 miles
- Meole Ward 1.6 miles
- Harlescott Ward 1.7 miles
Example postcodes in Quarry and Coton Hill
SY1 1LY, SY1 1AF, SY1 2EY, SY1 9RH, SY1 9ZR, SY1 1NN, SY1 1ET, SY1 1SZ, SY1 1AH … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 42.9 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 46 miles
- Shrewsbury Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Yorton Railway Station 6.6 miles
Hotels in Quarry and Coton Hill Ad
- The Old Post Office
- The Bull Inn 4
- The Alb 3
- Prince Rupert Hotel 4
- Lion & Pheasant Hotel 4
- Abbots Mead Hotel 2
- The Vaults 3
- Tumbledown Hotel 4
- Lion Hotel Shrewsbury 3
- Premier Inn Shrewsbury Town Centre 3
Schools in Quarry and Coton Hill
- Shrewsbury College Further education
- Shrewsbury High School GDST Independent - all ages
- St Winefride's RC Independent School Independent - primary
Local points of interest
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 1.8 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 2.7 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 3.3 miles
- Attingham Estate 4.3 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 5.5 miles
- New Bucks Head Stadium 10.7 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 11.4 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 12.5 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 13.1 miles
- Madeley Court Estate 14 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 14.9 miles
- Park Hall Stadium 15.9 miles